Typewriting machine



I 1,642,248 p A. G. F. KUROWSKI TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed Sept. 30. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1' 1,642,248 A. G. F. KUROWSKI TYFEWRITING MACHINE Sept. 13,1927.

Filed Sept. 30, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FRONT ELEVATION Y Affor' e 8 0 O S pt 1927 A. e. F. KUROWSKE TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed Spt. so,

1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

1,642,248 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED G. F. KUROWSKI, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 UNDEBWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Application filed September 30, 1925. Serial No. 59,456.

This invention relates to fan-fold typewriting machines, and is especially useful in connection with the Underwood combined typewriting and computing machine, of the type disclosed in the application of W. F;

Helmond, No. 609,560, filed December 29, 1922 (now Patent No. 1,572,139, dated February 9, 1926), when used for certain classes of bookkeeping.

In such machine it is sometimes desired to keep in place, around the platen, a continuous record-sheet to receive carbon-copies of all the items that are typed upon forms, the forms being typed and removed one after another, and the items thereof being accumulated upon said record or copy sheet.

One of the features of this invention relates to means for rendering the device. positive, to the end of securing accuracy as well as making the device simple and inexpensive and readily applicable to standard machines.

According to this invention, the bills are printed in the manner of successive forms.

upon a ply of a fan-fold web, other plies being printed with corresponding forms for.

various purposes, and when desired the pl'ies of the web may be loose instead of fanfolded. The multiple-ply work-web is led into the machine and threaded through carbon-carriers which are usually employed in the fan-fold machine, and is then passed around the platen and up in front thereof, the platen being elevated at the completion of the typing of a form to straighten out the web, to permit the stripping. of the carbons back to the succeeding form. I

' The condensed record-sheet is laid down upon the web at the introductory side of the platen and passes between the web and the platen and up in front thereof, and during the typing of the leading form, said web and said record-sheet are line-spaced and advance together up along the work-table at' the delivery sideof the platen.

In typing the first form, the leading edge of the record-sheet preferably coincides with the leading edge of the work-web, and at the conclusion of the typing and before the straightening-out operation both the recordsheet and the work-web are advanced to the leading-edge gage, so that at this time the record-sheet may be clamped by means'of a temporary clamp, which holds it fixed during the ensuing manipulation of the platen,

the work-web and the carbons. Aft r such the platen.

When the operative is through writing the. bill, the record-sheet clampingldevice is thrown in its effective position, so that the record-sheet will be held stationary. Then the carriage is swung forwardly and the form is gaged to length, while the recordsheet remains stationary. The record-sheet is clamped upon conclusion of the typing of the form regardless of whether said'typing fills the entire bill or not. Having gaged the bill-forms to lengths, they are torn off against a knife, whereupon the carriage is restored and the record-sheet clamp is released, so as to permit the typing of the next bill-form, which is, of course, linespaced together with the record-sheet. In this manner the items typed in each successive bill-form are subsequentlycopied upon the record-sheet in a condensed form.

The record-sheet may be in the form of a long cross-folded web, and may be fed rearwardly over the top of the work-table and along a frame which overhangs the back'of the carbon-carrierrtrack-frame, so as to drop into a bin, in which it may automaticall refold itself as it is paid out of the mac Tine. Since the forward end of said delivery frame is pivoted to the top of said delivery table, the frame will fold when the table is swung forwardly at the elevation of the platen, and thus facilitate the straightening out of the record-sheet when the platen is.

again restored to its normal position.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear;

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side view, in elevation, of an Underwood combined typewriting and .computing machine, having the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is an enlar ed side view, in elevation, of the platen, s owing the clamping means for the record-sheet .in its released pos1tion. Y

Figure 3 is a side view, in elevation, showing the clamping means from the opposite side of the machine.

Figure 4 is a front view, in elevation, i t the platen-frame of said Underwood machine, showing the clamping means in its normal position.

Figure 5 is a front View of the bill-form and the record-sheet, showing the condensed form of the typing upon the record-sheet.

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic side view, in elevation, of the machine, showing the platen in its elevated position, the record-sheet being shown overlying the front table over the rear frame, which is seen in its folded position.

Figure 7 is a side view, in elevation, and shows the clamping means in its closed or efi'ective position.

Figure 8 is a diagrammatic View, showing the typed form being torn of]? from the web which remains around the platen.

Figure 9 is a diagrammatic view, showing the typing of the first line upon the succeeding form.

Figure 10 is a rear view, in elevation, showing means for laterally guiding both the web and the record-sheet.

According to the method of handling the work in a combined typewriting and computing machine having the present invention applied thereto, a cross-folded web 10 having a plurality of plies, either loose or fanfolded, and each ply having printed forms registering with each other, is drawn up from a supply or receptacle 11 at the rear of the machine, and is led over a frame or course 12, upon which there is provided a reciprocating carbon-carrier 13. Said carbon-carrier is provided with carbon-holding blades 14 supporting the ends of carbonsheets 15 designed to interleave the plies of the web 10.

A record-sheet 16, upon which it is desired to copy the items entered on the printed forms of the web, in a condensed form, is

also drawn up from a container 17 at the rear of themachine and is laid over the web in a manner to be interleaved bythe upper carbon.

Preparatory to typing the first form of the web, the leading edge thereof is aligned with the leading edge of the record-sheet, so as to form an assembled pack which is inserted over a rear table 18 and down under a platen 19 to engage cooperating feed-rolls 20, whereupon the platen is rotated, and the assembled pack is fed upwardly past the printing point and over a front table 21. The pack is positioned so that the printing line will correspond with the first line on the printed form, whereupon a type-bar 22 may be struck by means of keys 23, to type a line, and the pack is subsequently line-spaced while the carriage is returned to its normal position to type other lines, so that at the completion of the last line on the first form the record-sheet will be line-spaced to receive the next line of typing upon the second form.

Having now ty d the last line of the leading form of t e web, and having linespaced the record-sheet preparatory to receiving the first line of typing upon the second form, it is now desired to elevate the platen in order to clear the feed-rolls, thereby permitting the stripping of the carbons. However, when stripping the carbons, it is desired to hold the record-sheet immovable around the platen, and, to this end, there is provided a clamping member eifective to grip the record-sheet upon the front table.

Said clamping member is operable by means of a handle 24, and comprises a pair of arms 25, pivotally mounted on a shaft 26, journaled in brackets 27. The arms '25 are secured to the shaft 26 by means of screws 28, which may be pointed and may engage with a groove 29 in the shaft, thus providing simple and inexpensive means whereby the arms may be positioned on the shaft to suit the width of the work-sheets. In order to increase the grip of the arms 25, they may be provided with a bent tab 30 having friction pads 31. The brackets 27 may be riveted or otherwise secured to the side plates 32 of a platen-frame, as a unit, and, besides serving as bearings for the shaft 26, they also carry studs 33 for supporting one end of springs 34, normally holding said arms in engagement with the table. The lefthand bracket 27 is also provided with a stud 35, upon which the handle 24 is pivotally mounted. The manner of operation of said handle is graphically described in Figures 2 and 7, in which the arms are respectively shown in their released and operated positions. The handle 2st is provided with a heel 36 engaging with a tooth 37 in a cam-plate 38, secured to the shaft 26. Since the arms 25 are forced into engagement with the table by means of the springs 34, it will be clear that the function of the'handle 24: is to force the arms 25 away from the table against the urge of the springs 3 1%, To this end, the handle 24 is drawn forwardly when it is desired to force the arms 25 away from the table, so that the heel 36 engages with the tooth 37 on said cam-plate 38. In order to hold the tension of the springs 34, there are provided studs 39 respectively fastened to the cam-plate 38 and to an arm 40, both being secured to the shaft 26 by means of screws 41, which may be'pointed, so as to engage with the groove 29 in said shaft 26.

Since the record-sheet 16 has been new positively gri ped upon the table 21, it is possible and esirable to elevate the platen in the regular manner, preparatory to stripping the carbons, that is to say, to present the carbons to a fresh portion of the web is released, and the platen is swung on its supporting pivots 43 to a position, as shown in Figure '6, whereupon the carbons are pushed backwardly by means of a handle 44, thus presenting the carbons to a fresh field of the'web. However, it will be understood that simultaneously with the shifting of the carbons, the leading edge of the web is gripped with one hand and is drawn forwardly to a length gage 45. Then the platen is again swung back into place to a position, as shown in Figure 8, and the web is torn off against a knife 46 in the regular manner.

As it will be well understood from the foregoing description, the record-sheet is not severed when tearing off the typed forms of the web, but is left in the machine, so as to keep a condensed record of all the items.

entered on the forms. As successive forms are typed, the length of the record-sheet is gradually increased, and therefore it is necessary to dispose of it in a manner, not only to prevent its bein in the way of the operator, but so deliver it out of the machine, and so receive it into a suitable receptacle as to facilitate the handling of the records'once taken off the machine. According to this invention, the record-sheet is led over the front table 21, as shown in Figure 2, and is passed between the gages 45, which are also used as length gages, and thence over a delivery frame 47 to, be dropped and refolded into a receiving receptacle.

Referring to Figure 4, in which the gages are shown, it will be noted that in order to permit the passage of the record-sheet, they are stepped away from the table, so as to provide a lateral guide 48 for the recordsheet. In order to permit the adjustment of the gages to suit the width of the recordsheet, the gages are mounted on the front table 21 by means of screws 49 through elongated slots 50 .in said gages, thus providing a lateral adjustment.

The delivery frame 47 is shown, in the present exemplification of the invention, as a piece of bent wire having a cross-piece 51, forming an integral 'part of side arms 52, which are bent outwardly at 53, so as to provide pivots 54, on which the frame is rockably mounted. Said pivots may be mounted upon upturned edges of the front table 21, and are held in place by means of collars 56 on each side of said edges 55. It will be noted that the side arms are placed within the side edges of the record-sheet, and in thismanner a delivery frame is provided, which, although light in weight and simple in structure, is, nevertheless,- efiicient in its performance. As shown in Figure 1, the rear end of the frame 47 is normally positioned more than onehalf of a length, front to rear, of a crossfold of the record-sheet to the rear of the plates 58' and over two lengths above the take-up work-pack disposed in the rear of the container 17. This arrangement keeps the refolding portion of the record-sheet clear of the entering portion, and also guards against the take-up ,work-pack bemg disarranged upon moving the frame 47 forward.

As hereinbefore stated, the delivery frame is designed to be folded upon the course, when the platen is elevated, as shown in Figure 6, thus facilitating the movement of the record-sheet during the platen-elevating operation, the record-sheet being swung idly first forwardly and then ba'ckwardly to its normal position.

Since the record-sheet is made considerably wider than the web, novel means are provided at the introductory side of the webcourse for laterally guiding both the web and the record-sheet. Said means may include a pair of ages 57, having flat plates 58 at the. top or supporting the recordsheet, the gages being also effective to locate the web. The record-sheet being the wider, may be guided in the regular manner between side' gages 59, slidably mounted upon a rear rod 60. In order to protect the entering record-sheet, which maybe damagedby the delivery frame when elevating the platen, there may be provided a second cross-rod 61 mounted on the gages 59, thus providinga support for said frame.

No claim is herein made to any features disclosed in the senior application of Jesse A. B. Smith, Serial No. 38,958, filed June 23, 1925. This invention is in the nature of an improvement u on the invention disclosed in said Smit application.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others. Having thus described my invention, I

claim 1. In a manifold-web typewriting machine, the combination with a platen around which may be fed a multiple-ply work-web. interleaved with carbons, of a horizontal frame in the rear of said platen over which said work-web and a cross-folded record: data web may be conducted, the record-web being disposed next to the platen, a papertable at the delivery side of said platen for having said record-sheet conducted thereover towards the rear of said machine,and

a delivery frame for said record-sheet pivotally fastened to the top of said table and extending rearwardly to be supported on the rear end of said frame and extending rearwardly therefrom to serve as an outrigger refolding guide for said cross-folded recordshet, whereby the latter may descend from Said guide and be folded automatically into a work-pack adjacent the rear of the machine.

2. In a manifold-Web typewriting machine having a platen around which may be fed a multiplerply work-web interleaved with carbons, and a carbon-stripping device, the combination with a horizontal framein the rear of said platen supporting said device and forming an entrance course for said workweb and an overlying cross-folded recorddata web, and a paper-table at the delivery side of said platen for having said recorddata webconducted thereover, said papert'able being pivotally mounted to be swung forwardly with said record-data web upon stripping said carbons, of a work-web delivery frame pivotally fastened to said table adjacent the top thereof and extending rearwardly past the rear of said horizontal frame to serve as an outrigger refolding guide for said crossfold record-data web to direct the latter downwardly to be automatically folded into a work-pack, and a cross-rod support for said delivery frame positioned on the rear of said horizontal frame above the entering portion of said record-data web on said'horizontal. frame, the outrigger portion of said delivery frame having a greater length than the forward travel of the top of said papertable, whereby the rear end of said outrigger frame-portion will not be drawn forwardly past said cross-rod support when said paper-table is swung to position for stripping said carbons, and said entering portion of the record-data web will be guarded against frictional contact with said delivery frame.

3. In a manifold-web typewriting ma shine, in combination, a platen around which may be fed from the rear a multiple-ply work-web interleaved with carbons and a cross-folded work-web on which may be typed record-data, a carbon-stripping means, a paper-table normally disposed at the delivery side of the platen and pivotally mounted for being swung forwardly upon" stripping said carbons, and a delivery frame for conducting said work-web to the rear of said machine, pivotally fastened to said table adjacent the top thereof, said frame extending rearwardly in its normal position a distance beyond the rear end ofsaid machine slight-= ly in excess of the distance its pivotal connection with said paper-table moves ahead upon swinging said table forward.

,4 The combination with a typewriting machine having a platen revolubly mounted upon a displaceableplaten-frame, means for guiding a work-web andan associated rec ord-sheet over a frame at the introductory side of the platen, and a carbon-carrier designed to be moved along said frame to change the position of carbons carried by said carrier and interleaving the plies of the web and of the record-sheet, of means for holding the record-sheet against displacement when changing the positions of the carbons, means for conducting the recordsheet over a front table and for guiding it further over the carbon-carrier-frame to an outrigger refolding guide-member at the rear of the machine, and means for gaging the length of statement-sheet sections of the work-web, said last-mentioned means including two side gages adjustably mounted on said front table, and arranged to permit the passage under said gages of'said record-sheet.

5. In a manifold-web typewriting machine, the combination with a platen around which may be fed an, over-lying cross-folded web for receiving record-data, of means for conducting said work-web from typing position on said platen to the rear of said machine preparatory torefolding it into a work pack, said means including a paper-table at the delivery side of said platen, and a delivery frame pivoted to said table adjacent the top thereof and extending therefrom be yond the rear end of said machine to form an outrigger guide-member, the rear end or brink of said delivery frame being disposed above said work-pack a sufficient distance to permit said cross-folds to (fold down by gravity into a neat work-pack.

6. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, a displaceable frame carrying said platen, in combination, means for supporting andtdelivering a typed web over an incoming web, including a paper-table at the delivery side of said platen, and instrumentalities disposed for holding a worksheet stationary on the top of said table, and being mounted as a detachable unit on said displaceable frame, said instrumentalities including a rock-shaft parallel with said platen, at the front thereof, two rearwardlyextending arms adjustably mounted on said shaft, a work-sheet-gripping pad-element on each of said arms arrangedfor engaging against the top of said table, instrumentalities for urging said armsagainst said table, a latch for normally holding said worksheet-gripping elements'out of engagement with said table, and a rearwardly-movable handle forreleasing said latch and making said work-sheet elements effective.

7.. The combination with a typewriting machine having a platen. a paper-table at the introductory side of the platen for conducting a fan-folded web and a superposed comparatively wider record-sheet, a carboncarrier for controlling the position of a series of carbons interleaving the plies of the web anal thetfiecofd-sheet, and-a frame for eleva 1n e aten re arator -t0 stri in the cairhons to be p P y pp 6 tron of the web, of means for gripping the record-sheet over a front table during the platen-elevating operation, said means including a cross-shaft carried by said frame presented to a fresh per in front of the platen and parallel thereto, a pair of rearwardly-extending fingers adjustably mounted on said shaft, means for normally holding the fingers bearing upon the edges of the record-sheet, and means for releasing the pressure of said fingers.

8. ln a manifold-Web typewriting machine, the combination with a platen around which may be fed a multiple-ply work-web interleaved with carbons and a web for receiving record-data which projects beyond said, first-named web on both sides and is disposed between it and the'platen, means for displacing said platen upwardly to facilitate stripping said carbons from one section of said work-web to a succeeding section, a latch for holding said platen in its normal position, and an upwardly-extending handle for said latch, of a paper-table at the delivery side of said platen, a rock-shaft in front of said platen, two clamping members on said shaft, one positioned on each side of said first-named workweb for pressing said record-data work-web against said table to hold it stationary relatively to said firstnamed work-web while said platen is displaced, means for urging said clamping members against said paper-table, a latch for holding said clamping members ineffective to permit said record-data work-web to be line-spaced with said first-named workweb, and a handle for said last-named latch disposed adjacent said first-named handle, whereby the two handles may be conveniently operated by substantially one movement of one hand of an operative in a short space of time, the laten-latch-releasing handle being operate after the clamp-releasing handle.

9, In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen around which may be fed a cross-folded work-web for receiving record-data, said work-web passing into said machine at the rear from a feed-work-pack, the combination with a paper-table over which the record-web is delivered at the form an outrigger refoldingv guide for said work-web at a distance beyond the point said work-web enters said machine exceedingone-half the dimension of a crossfold of said Web, measured front to rear, whereby said Work-web may descend over said guide by gravity to be refolded automatically into a take-up work-pack in the rear of said machine without colliding with the portion of said work-web entering said machine.

10. In a manifold-web typewriting machine having a platen, a paper-table at the delivery sideof said platen, carbon-stripping devices, and a track for said devices in the rear of said platen, the combination of a rod carried at the rear of said track and disposed parallel with said platen for directing a statement-sheet work-web interleaved with carbons forwardly to said platen, two collars adjust-ably positioned on said rod, one collar on each side of said work-web for guiding it laterally, a plate on each of said collars extending inwardly over said statement-sheet work-web to direct an overlying record-data work-web to said platen, the last-named work-web being fed forwardly at a difi'erent rate from said statement sheet work-web, two upwardly-extending arms ad- ALFRED G. F. KUROWSKI. 

